Forum: General Discussion
March 8th 10, 06:05 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Forum: General Discussion
January 22nd 10, 11:23 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Ping Gazza~ TI
Thanks Rodney -
It was a wild and remote place then
G
"rodney" pookiethai@NOSPAM iprimus.com.au wrote in message
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Forum: General Discussion
January 15th 10, 02:09 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Spot the error.
Country name urgently needed - Hmmm Aus of PNG for a platypus cuzzie?
"rodney" pookiethai@NOSPAM iprimus.com.au wrote in message
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Anybody?
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Forum: General Discussion
December 28th 09, 03:35 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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New Zealand perfins on India.
According to "The Perfins of India and Indian States" by Magnus
Werner, the pattern is identified as being used by the New Zealand
Insurance Co., Ltd.
I could not read a date on the item.
NZI...
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Forum: General Discussion
December 9th 09, 07:33 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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New Zealand Postmarks ID.
Wikipedia tells me its a backshot wheel and reputedly more efficient than
what one might think as one rotating normaly. I guess because the energy in
the approach velocity of the water is much less...
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Forum: General Discussion
December 8th 09, 09:00 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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New Zealand Postmarks ID.
Looks like the best guess as a place - Is still a Boatmans Rd there.
Boatman is a rare surname - some in the Ausie white pages but none it seems
in NZ.
Was a goldmining area.
Here is a pic of...
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Forum: General Discussion
November 6th 09, 06:18 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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A little hot under the collar?
The image does not look like a double fairlie to me!
(drive on the bogies and double ended)
You are right - Ffestiniog has double Fairlies but the pictured loco Blanche
is not one of them.
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Forum: General Discussion
November 6th 09, 12:15 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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A little hot under the collar?
Second to bottom - If you believe the strip NV has four locos in steam at
once.
Their schedule shows four steam locos in use but only two on any one day.
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Forum: General Discussion
October 12th 09, 05:28 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Butter from Bulls.
Situated in the dairy district near Palmerston North (North Island)
For many years the Butter wrappers would read "Butter from Bulls"
Inestimabull
See http://unforgetabull.co.nz/
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Forum: General Discussion
October 9th 09, 06:49 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Forum: General Discussion
September 1st 09, 03:16 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Forum: General Discussion
August 1st 09, 04:04 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Thursday Island, Queensland, Aus
Just back from a visit to Aus which included a couple of days there. Posted
myself a couple of post cards -
http://www.100megsfree3.com/glaw/thursday/scan0002.jpg
The pearl shell cancel is still...
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Forum: General Discussion
July 5th 09, 07:29 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Forum: General Discussion
July 5th 09, 02:47 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Egypt~ the tricky blighters.
SG 93 / 94 stretched me rather more than these
SG 27 / 31 and 38 are still beyond me
http://www.snap-dragon.com/egypt_pre-1900.htm
"Blair" wrote in message...
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Forum: General Discussion
July 5th 09, 02:36 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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NSW~ another tasty weatherboard.
http://cjoint.com/data/hflW1kymGs.htm
An excursion from Lismore NSW expecting to find a rock restival venue only
found the country...
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Forum: General Discussion
July 5th 09, 03:28 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Egypt~ the tricky blighters.
I wonder how many kids or newbies pass over these three
egyptian issues thinking they have "duplicates"?
http://cjoint.com/data/hefXgOXOl4.htm
Tintin fans might think of Faud as Kurvitash and...
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Forum: General Discussion
June 9th 09, 03:52 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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That's not a nugget!
rock ..........
He is saying "That's not a nugget!..........THIS is a nugget!"
http://cjoint.com/data/gjlKTNrAcd.htm
Ah the appalling clothes sense of the nouveau ultra-riche
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Forum: General Discussion
May 27th 09, 05:47 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Did a photo inspire a stamp design?
Looks like a trophy - but a quick search could not match it to anything.
Globes were not uncommon in aviation trophies of the time - the symbology of
use on the stamp may be coincidental.
"rodney"...
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Forum: General Discussion
May 25th 09, 02:58 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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In OZ, we start 'em young.
"Asia-translation"
Lock your son & heir up in the dunny with a copy of the Sentimental
Bloke, and don't let him out until he's memorised it, I say.
Tony, Last of the Two Bob Millionaires
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Forum: General Discussion
May 24th 09, 04:17 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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In OZ, we start 'em young.
We have received complaints from Made (pronounced Mah Day) from Bali
regarding your response.
What a hoot -
Does anyone outside Autralasia know what we are talking about?
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Forum: General Discussion
May 23rd 09, 05:04 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Forum: General Discussion
April 27th 09, 05:31 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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New Zealand ~ Seek railway ID.
Otaki is the town - the former railway station building is now host to a
stamp dealer. As with others their mail often uses old stock for postage.
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Forum: General Discussion
April 24th 09, 08:27 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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New Zealand ~ A statue to George.
How do we pronounce Manaia? (Manaya?)
Man - aye - ah
- all run together and with no stress on any syllable
The 'modern gold dredge' on the stamp was very largely a New Zealand
development -...
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Forum: General Discussion
April 7th 09, 07:11 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Forum: General Discussion
April 7th 09, 07:43 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Rare NZ stamps worth $80,000 stolen
Rare stamps worth about $80,000 were stolen during an exhibition at Lower
Hutt during the weekend.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10565685
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